aspire

as·pire  (-spr)

intr.v. as·pired, as·pir·ing, as·pires

1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom.

2. To strive toward an end: aspiring to great knowledge.

3. To soar.

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[Middle English aspiren, from aspirer, from Latin asprre, to desire; see aspirate.]

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as·pirer n.

as·piring·ly adv.

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aspire

Verb

[-piring, -pired] to yearn for something or hope to do or be something: it struck him as bizarre that somebody could aspire to be a dental technician [Latin aspirare to breathe upon]

aspiring adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

aspire - have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal shoot for, draw a bead on, aim be after, plan - have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" overshoot - aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"

Translations

aspire [əsˈpaɪəʳ] vi to aspire to → aspirar a, ambicionar

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aspire [əsˈpaɪəʳ] vi to aspire to → aspirer à

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aspire [əsˈpaɪəʳ] vi to aspire to → streben nach

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aspire [əsˈpaɪəʳ] vi to aspire to → aspirare a